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Where does “unearth” come from?

Unearth derives from English earth with the prefix un-, ultimately traceable through Latin unus and Proto-Indo-European óynos to the root h₂ent- meaning "being" or "entity."

unearth (English): To drive or draw from the earth; To uncover or...

Definitions

  1. To drive or draw from the earth; To uncover or...

Ancestry of “unearth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUn-—
2EnglishstillNot moving; calm; Not effervescing; not...
3Old Englishstillanbecome calm, abate, subside; calm, pacify,...
4Proto-West Germanicstillijanto make still, quiet
5Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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